Match lighter and extinguisher.



Rb F. MATHESON.

MATCH LIGHTER AND EXTINGUISHER.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.24. 1914.

1,155,755. Patented Oct. 5,1915.

wi bueooao ROBERT F. MATHESON, OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA;

MATCH LIGHTER AND EXTINGUISHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

Application filed August 24, 1914. Serial No. 858,263.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT F. MATHESON, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match Lighters and Extinguishers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a match lighter and extinguisher and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which will be small, thus permitting it to beconnected with a watch chain and which will be very light and easy to handle but at the same time very effective in use.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the device that the extinguishing element will form a spring element for normally holding the scratching surfaces in spaced relation.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device with a match indicated in the position for scratching; Fig. 2'is a view in elevation of the device with a match indicated in a position to be extinguished.

This device is formed from a strip of resilient sheet metal which is bent intermediate its length to form the tubular extinguishing element from which extend the arms 11 constituting scratching surfaces. These arms 11 are reduced as shown at 12, thus permitting the arms to be easily moved toward each other to grip a match head and permit the match tobe ignited by drawing the match head rapidly between the scratching surfaces. In order to connect the device with a watch chain there has been provided a small chain 13 which is connected with the eye 14 and has its free end portion provided with a ring 15.

When using this device to ignite a match the head of th match is placed between the scratching surfaces 11 as indicated in Fig. 1 and the scratching surfaces are moved to tightly engage the match head. The match is then drawn rapidly between the surfaces, thus causing the friction to ignite the match". WVhen it is desired to extinguish the match, the lighted end will be inserted into the tubular extinguishing element as shown in Fig. 2, thus causing the match to be extinguished in the same manner that a candle is extinguished when a snuffer is placed over the same. This device therefore provides a very convenient article for lighting and extinguishing articles, the same being so constructed that it may be very cheaply manufactured.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A match igniting and extinguishing device formed from a strip of resilient sheet material bent intermediate its length to form a tubular extinguishing element having elongated scratching surfaces extending therefrom, the tubular extinguishing ele ment forming a spring element for normally holding the scratching surfaces in spaced relation.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT F. MATHESON. Witnesses:

RUSSELL S. SMART, B. LEAMY.

Copies 01' this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

